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Letters Patent No, 81,862, dated September 8, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONGERN:

Be it known that I, ALFRED ARNEMANN, of Guttenberg, in the county of Clayton, and State of Iowa, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Pocket-Book Protectors; und I-do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, ^and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawingsforming` part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved pocket-book protector.

Figure 2 is a transverse section 'of the same, taken in the plane of the line :c x, iig. 1.

Similar lettersof refe'rence indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new device for retaining pocket-books o r other articles inthe pockets, or on the Wearing-apparel, forthe purpose of preventing'their being lost or fraudulently abstracted.

The invention consists of a spring-catch, attached to the pocket-book, and of a wire clasp, fastened to the pocket -or garment. The spring-catch can be easily fastened to the clasp, whereby the pocket-book will be securely locked in the pocket'for'tn the garment. By touching a 'knob that projects from the catch, thehook canV be easily released again whenever desired, althcughvit will be impossible that another person can release it without the wearer.noticing it.

A, in the drawing, represents a wire clasp, made of one or two pieces, and provided with one pointed end, a, and with a loop, 6, at the other end.

' The pointed end can be easily pierced through the inner or outer side of a pocket or other portion cfa garment, to fasten the clasp thereto, and the pointed end can then be put through the eye b, as in tig. 1, to lock the clasp.

B represents a sheet-metal plate, bent as in g. 2, andvfastened with both ends to the opposite sides of a pocket-book or other article, so that it projects from one edge of the same.

To one ,side of the plate B is fastened a spring, c, which carries at its Outer end a hook, d', that fits through a slot in the plate B, as clearly shown in fig.

eis a pin, projecting from the4 spring c through the body of the plate B, and. is provided with a knob orl handle, f, at its outer end. By. pushing against the knob f, the hook will be forced back.

The pecketbook is fastened tothe clasp A by pressing the outer edge of the'hook against the bow of the clasp, whereby the hook will be forced back to allow the wire to come between the two projecting arms, g L, of the plate B.

The hook will then, by the action of the spring c, be forced in again to {it-over and lock the wire A, as is clearly shown in 6g. 2. The pocket-book can then only khe released by pressing against-the knob f, whereby the hook, as aforesaid, will again be forced back.

The hook can either vbe suspended, as shown inV the drawing, or it can be fastened to thesuspended clasp by holding the catch downward, in which case the claspshould be fastened in the lower part of the pocket.

This device is simple, cheap, not cumbersome, and entirely ecient. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as,new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- A pocket-book protector, consisting of the wire clasp A, and of the plate B, spring c, hook d, and knobf, all arranged and operating substantially as herein shown and described.

ALFRED ARNEMANN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE' H. JACOBS, JOHN WALTER. 

